Kirtan Guide
Nivedana
- gopīnāth, ghuchāo saṁsāra-jvālā
- avidyā-yātanā āra nāhi sahe
- janama-maraṇa-mālā
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O Gopīnāth, remove the suffering of saṁsāra. I can no longer tolerate the pain of ignorance or the cycle of birth and death.
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2
- gopīnāth, āmi ta’ kāmera dāsa
- viṣaya-vāsanā jāgichhe hṛdaye
- phā̐dichhe karama phā̐sa
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O Gopīnāth, I am a servant of lust. Worldly desires have awakened in my heart, and the noose of karma has tightened around my neck.
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3
- gopīnāth, kabe vā jāgiba āmi
- kāma-rūpa ari dūre teyāgiba
- hṛdaye sphuribe tumi
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O Gopīnāth, when will I wake up? When will I abandon my enemy—lust? When will You appear in my heart?
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4
- gopīnāth, āmi ta’ tomāra jana
- tomāre chhāḍiyā saṁsāra bhajinu
- bhuliyā āpana-dhana
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O Gopīnāth, I am Yours, but I have abandoned You and engaged in worldly life, forgetting my actual wealth.
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5
- gopīnāth, tumi ta’ sakali jāna
- āpanāra jane daṇḍiyā ekhana
- śrī-charaṇe deha sthāna
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O Gopīnāth, You know everything. Having now punished Your servant, give him a place at Your holy feet.
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6
- gopīnāth, ei ki vichāra tava
- vimukha dekhiyā chhāḍa nija-jane
- nā kara karuṇā-lava
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O Gopīnāth, is this Your judgement? Seeing me averse to You, You abandon Your servant and do not grant him even a trace of mercy?
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7
- gopīnāth, āmi ta’ mūrakha ati
- kise bhāla haya kabhu nā bujhinu
- tāi hena mama gati
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O Gopīnāth, I am very foolish. I have never understood what is good for me. Therefore my condition is such.
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8
- gopīnāth, tumi ta’ paṇḍita-vara
- mūḍhera maṅgala sadā anveṣibe
- e dāse nā bhāva para
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O Gopīnāth, You are the wisest person. Always try to uplift this fool and do not consider this servant an outsider.